42200:HEPATITIS A VIRUS ANTIBODY, TOTAL (ANTI-HAV, TOTAL)
Author PeaceHealth Laboratories
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| Alias Names: |
HAV |
| Methodology: |
Chemiluminescence (CL) |
| Edit Date: |
11/14/2009 |
| Performed: |
Daily |
| Released: |
Same day as tested |
| CPT Code: |
86708 |
| Specimen Collection Details |
| Collection: |
One 7.5 mL serum separator tube (SST). Also acceptable: One 5 mL red top tube. Patients need not fast and no special preparations are necessary |
| Handling: |
Allow to clot, centrifuge and immediately separate serum from cells. Refrigerate.Freeze if specimen cannot be assayed within 48 hours. Allow no more than two freeze/thaw cycles. If multiple tests are ordered, send separate specimen for this test. |
| Standard Volume: |
2 mL serum. |
| Minimum Volume: |
1 mL serum. |
| Transport: |
Refrigerated, or frozen on dry ice. |
| Comments: |
Primary use is to determine previous exposure to hepatitis A virus. Increasing titers of anti-HAV in sequential patient specimens may indicate ongoing hepatitis. Useful in determining immune status or for epidemiological studies. |
| Rejection Criteria: |
Gross hemolysis; gross lipemia; heat-inactivated specimens; refrigerated specimen received in laboratory more than 48 hours after collection. |